APPLE VALLEY>>Investigators are asking for the public’s help in locating a 20-year-old man who is being sought as a suspect in a Tuesday night shooting that left one man dead and a woman wounded, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s homicide detectives said Thursday.

Robert Pope, 20, whose residence is unknown but who is said to frequent the High Desert, became a suspect through information deputies learned during their investigation..

Ernie Sanders, 22, of Apple Valley, was shot and killed Tuesday night and an unidentified woman was taken to a hospital where officials say she is in stable condition. Her name has not been released.

Deputies said they found Sanders and the woman suffering from apparent gunshot wounds in the 20000 block of Serrano Road, sheriff’s officials said in a news release. The shooting was reported at about 10 p.m.

The motive for the shooting is not known, sheriff’s officials said.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call Detective Mike Walker or Sgt. Rick Bessinger, at 909-387-3589. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or leave information at www.wetip.com.